Be Strong and of Good Courage
Some of you are thinking about giving up, throwing in the towel or waving a white flag of surrender.
But I hear The LORD of Hosts, the Commander of the Army, saying to you, “Be strong and of good courage, do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for The LORD your God is with you wherever you go. I will let NONE of My Words to you fall to the ground.”
And I saw a warrior. He was bent over as if in despair and hopelessness. But Angels came to minister to him. The Words spoken over the warrior and the words spoken by him became mighty arrows.
And the Warrior picked them back up and he rose up in The Power of the Spirit and once again began shooting these Arrows.
Not one fell to the ground but every shot hit the target, they were BULLSEYES.
“Beloved. I have been training you, My Warrior. Sometimes you do not realize how much you have grown in grace and goodness, in wisdom and knowledge, both in the natural and the spiritual.
You have favor with God and man. Though much has come against you and the enemy has desired to take you down, I AM He who lifts you up.
I AM your Dread Champion, and I will not let you fail or fall. I have sent My Ministering Spirits to strengthen you. So rise up again, My Child, in the Power of My Might.
You shall have your desired end. The good work I have begun in you I AM faithful to complete it. Do not doubt but believe this. I AM the Author and Finisher of your faith. You are NEVER alone in this fight for The LORD is with you, Mighty Warrior.
You are My Select Arrow, a weapon in MY Hand, a BRIGHT and polished shaft aimed against the enemy. You shall pierce deeply into the kingdom of darkness with My Light.
My Words in your mouth are deadly weapons; I make My Arrows fiery shafts. Pick your words up once again, Beloved, pick up your Arrows and let them HIT THE MARK.
My Words shall be fulfilled in your life. So shall My word be that goes out from My mouth; it shall not return to Me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, says The LORD of Hosts.”
BULL’S EYE : A shot that hits the center of a target, something central or crucial, something that precisely attains a desired end. (Merriam Webster)
“And Samuel grew, and The LORD was with him, and did let none of His words fall to the ground,” 1 Samuel 3:19.
The phrase is taken from arrows shot out of a bow; which, when directed by a good archer, fail not to arrive at their intended mark. (Benson’s Commentary) Beginning and finishing it completely. To set up the word spoken, to carry it out, and accomplish it. (Keil and Delitzsch Commentary.)
“He has made My mouth like a sharp sword, In the shadow of His hand He has concealed Me; And He has also made Me a polished and select arrow, He has hidden Me in His quiver,” (An arrow whose point is bright and polished, and therefore pierces deeper.) Isaiah 49:2.
“He has also prepared for Himself deadly weapons; He makes His arrows fiery shafts,” Psalm 7:13.
“So shall My word be that goes out from My mouth; it shall not return to Me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it,” Isaiah 55:11.
“He covers His hands with lightning and commands it to hit its mark,” Job 36:32.
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith The LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end,” Jeremiah 29:11.
“But those who wait upon The LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint,” Isaiah 40:31.
~ Deborah Waldron Fry
Thank you for sharing this. After reading the meaning of “bullseye”, The Spirit spoke to my heart “(H)armartia”. This is G266 in Strong’s, meaning “missing the mark” and is used for the word “Sin” in the NT and LXX in the OT. This word is a compound word. “A” is a “negative particle” and is attached to G3313 “Meros”. “Meros” means “share, allotment, a part.” The combining of the two literally means, “no share, no portion” which is the end result of unforgiven sin.
The main point of this is that “Meros” could figuratively mean, “hitting the mark”, or bullseye. Another possible meaning for the warrior once again picking up and Believing the WORD, aka Arrows, and, by Faith In His Ability, shooting bullseyes with them, is, (after confessing our sins (harmatia) and appropriating by Faith (Shield), His Grace, for the forgiveness of the sin of unbelief) the recognizing and fulfilling of his own God Given Portion, Calling and Destiny, IN CHRIST! May we all be encouraged in the knowledge and understanding of Him and of our “portion, allotment”, placement and function within His Body.
Eph 1:17-23
17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might 20 which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.